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DUBAI: In a major crackdown on litterbugs, authorities here will slap a whopping 1,000 dirham fine on anyone found damaging the appearance of the gleaming Emirate. Under the new rules, authorities will issue a fine of 1,000 dirham (over Rs 17,000) on those sticking posters, ads and flyers without permission. New fines introduced include those for causing oil leakage in sea, creek or ports (Dh 3,000) and dumping pesticide cans in municipal garbage containers (Dh 5,000). Dubai introduced these new fines and hiked some of the existing ones in a major crackdown on litterbugs, betel leaf (paan)

The world of record-breaking real estate is full of strange logic and magical thinking. Now, the city that built the world's tallest building has commissioned the architects behind it to design a new skyscraper that will claim the title of the tallest commercial building in the world. It's called the Burj 2020. The view from the Burj Khalifa by Guilhem Vellut; Creative Commons on Flickr. The new building will also claim the title world's tallest observation deck-after all, the Burj Khalifa's deck ranks at a pathetic #3. Burj 2020 has actually been planned since 2013, but this month the developers behind the project announced they had chosen an architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill , the Chicago-based firm that designed the Burj Khalifa (in fact, Smith and Gill were working at SOM at the time, then split off to form their own firm)

DUBAI: An elusive rat on board an Emirates plane forced the airline to cancel the flight from Birmingham to Dubai last week after officials failed to catch the mouse, forcing passengers to spend another night in the UK. "The airline suspended one of its flights, Birmingham to Dubai, after a rat had been spotted on board which caused fear among the passengers especially after all attempts made by the cabin crew to rid the plane of the mouse...

DUBAI: Emirates airline has confirmed that a flight from Britain to Dubai on June 15, was cancelled because of the presence of a rat on the aircraft, media reported on Monday. Emirates airline Flight EX038 was prepared for take-off from Britain's Birmingham city to Dubai when the rat was spotted, after which the plane returned to the terminal, reported The National daily. "Passengers were accommodated in hotels overnight and were re-routed on other available Emirates flights to Dubai," an airline spokesman said.

NEW DELHI: Business Aircraft Operators' Association (BAOA) has mandated Dubai-based Martin Consulting to conduct a comprehensive study of the business and general aviation segment including its growth potential, infrastructure requirements and challenges. The study would map the real dynamics of the segment, identify challenges that are affecting its growth while bringing out a list of immediate imperatives and long-term recommendations in order to give a fillip to its needs, according to a BAOA official . Earlier, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic medallist boxer MC Mary Kom will be the chief guest for the Yoga event, which is being organised by Indian Consulate in Dubai, on the occasion of first ever International Yoga day on June 21. Five-time World Boxing Champion Mary Kom will join more than 15,000 United Arab Emirates participants and more than 100 nationalities during this event, to be held at Al Wasl Football Club, Dubai. The mega event will see participation from 72 schools, 88 cultural organisations, 50 big corporate companies and different embassies/consulates.

CHENNAI: A Dubai-bound flight of a private airline with 300 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the airport here today after a woman passenger suffered a seizure, officials said. The flight from Indonesia landed in the wee hours today after the woman suffered a seizure, airport officials said. She was offloaded and administered medical aid, they said, adding the woman was expected to fly to her onward destination later in the day by another flight.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today granted permission to Bollywood actor Salman Khan , who is out on bail after being convicted in the 2002 hit-and-run case, to travel abroad for a show. Justice Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi allowed to visit Dubai for the 'Indo-Arab Bollywood Awards' show on May 29 while hearing an application filed by him. Salman's lawyer Niranjan Mundargi informed the court that the actor has to travel from May 27 to May 30 as he has professional commitments.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to travel to Dubai for a show scheduled for May 29. The vacation judge, Justice Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi , allowed Salman, on an application filed last week, to go abroad as per the conditions laid down in his bail after a trial court convicted him in the 2002 hit-and-run case . Salman's lawyer pleaded that the actor had to comply with professional...

MUMBAI: Leading credit information company Mira Inform today said it plans to expand its overseas operations by opening subsidiary companies in Dubai and Hong Kong this year. "We are expanding our overseas operations by opening subsidiaries in Dubai and Hong Kong. We are negotiating with the local partners and hope to start operations by September this year," Mira Inform director Rakesh Gandhi told reporters here. It had already set up a company in Japan in 2013 called as-Mira Inform Japan Ltd and in the USA last year called as Mira Inform America LLC. It is awaiting the legal clearance for obtaining the status of a subsidiary company.